GC EUROPE GRADIA Direct (X) - Manual (Page 16)

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When
and
how?
For anterior or posterior
cavities, choose the
Outside Special shade to
go on top of the Standard
Shade.
Outside Special shades
vary in their translucency
and value (black/white
levels) so enabling you to
reproduce the influence of
enamel on aesthetics.
They are used to:
• give more ‘life’ to the
appearance of the final
restoration
• to match changes in
enamel over time in
order to suit different
age groups.
Enamel changes with
increasing age from thick
in a child, to thin in an
older person. This change
is accompanied by a
reduction in value, high
(whiter) to low (darker). To
copy this change in value
there are the following
Outside Special Shades:
White Translucent (WT)
FOR JUNIORS
Natural Translucent (NT)
FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Dark Translucent (DT)
FOR ADULTS
Grey Translucent (GT)
FOR SENIORS
At the same time as the
thickness of enamel
decreases, the
translucency of the
enamel increases. To
mimic this change, for
example at the incisal
edges of teeth from adult
and elderly patients, there
are the following Outside
Special Shades:
Clear Translucent (CT)
Special attention must also
be paid to the aesthetics
in the cervical area. To
mimic this change and
particularly to increase the
vividness of Class V
restorations, use the
Outside Special shade:
Cervical Translucent (CVT)